WHAT. A. SEASON! - Part Three
Despite finishing the year with a 1-0 defeat to Barnet, who had ultimately done the double over Dagenham this season, The Daggers were in good spirits. The first game of the new year came against Orient as Peter Taylor’s side looked to repeat their Boxing Day heroics, but it wasn’t meant to be as The Daggers lost 1-0 in what was a cagey affair at Brisbane Road. After back to back defeats it looked like the new year had brought bad luck to Dagenham after a fabulous end to 2018, now looking to rediscover their form the Essex side faced Boreham Wood. The reverse fixture of the opening day of the season saw The Wood go three up without reply in the first 35 minutes of the encounter and Dagenham looked set for their third straight defeat. However this young side had rediscovered the spirit they had shown in the FA Cup against Boreham Wood and had fought back to go in level at the break with goals from; Wilkinson, Gordon and Angelo Balanta. It was the Colombian’s goal on the stroke of